I love that we support the miliary war fighter. As a prior military spouse this is a large sense of accomplishment.

Cons

Overall I have not really found any downsides. I love the people and the challenging work. I just wish career advancement was easier in my department.

Advice to Management

Lets keep being the most admired defense and aero space company. Our next couple of years will be tough with miliary spending decreases but we always find new and different products and uses making us very able to withstand the changing economy.

Stop letting HR abuse your employees, stop letting management drive off all the young talent by placing their careers in stasis, ultimately leading to people leaving in droves for greener pastures, stop the brain drain by insisting that junior engineers work on projects with senior engineers to be mentored in skill sets necessary for the next generation, stop bringing back retirees as consultants, stop allowing project managers to save money by utilizing senior engineers only, move people around to break up political networks, stop the favoritism evident in promotions, stop pushing the bar so high that people can't get promoted, foster a culture of increased design, design skills, cross-disciplinary skills, get rid of the stringent entry requirements for some programs involving rotating assignments, business degrees for engineers, or continuing education. Stop getting rid of all of your administrative assistants, they perform valuable functions for the engineers.